NVIDIA

NVIDIA is a well-known GPU and processor maker that made a name for itself making a wide variety of desktop graphics cards for years, but also got into the mobile game with its consumer electronics-focused Tegra chipsets starting as early as 2009.

Its first well-known ARM chip, the dual-core Tegra 2, was announced for availability in the beginning of 2010, which saw minimal adoption in some tablets and phones. Tegra 3, announced in 2012, was the next generation quad-core chip from NVIDIA and sported improved performance but still failed to gain any mass adoption in the smartphone market. Tegra 4 came in 2013, with more adoption in larger devices like tablets, set top boxes and hybrid laptop-style devices. It also powered NVIDIA's first handheld device, the Shield Portable. Announced in 2014, the Tegra K1 is the latest and greatest from NVIDIA, with a 192-core GPU and a Kepler architecture borrowed from its higher-end graphics chips.

Several device makers, including HTC, Microsoft, LG, Motorola, Samsung, Dell, ASUS, Toshiba and Xiaomi and have used NVIDIA chips over time in various devices, however NVIDIA has still had trouble getting mass adoption of its mobile chipsets. It has generally been relegated to specific niche high-powered devices while Qualcomm continues to dominate the majority of the high-end Android handset space.

NVIDIA began making its own Android-powered consumer electronic devices in 2013 with the launch of the Shield Portable (then simply "NVIDIA Shield"), a handheld gaming device that introduced a previously-unseen form factor for Android devices and packing a powerful set of internals including a Tegra 4 processor. In the summer of 2014 NVIDIA followed that up with the Shield Tablet, a gaming-focused device that had more aspirations of being an all-around tablet for some, but with plenty of gaming potential packing the Tegra K1 192-core processor.

Though it hasn't seen the widespread success in the mobile space as it has in the desktop computing arena, NVIDIA continues to produce interesting processors, graphics chips and devices that are continually in the mobile conversation.

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As promised, NVIDIA has now released its over-the-air update for its Shield Tablet that brings the magic of Android 5.0 Lollipop to the 8-inch device. It's also one of the the first non Nexus-branded Android producs to receive the Lollipop upgrade.
Besides Android 5.0, the update also brings...

NVIDIA has posted the changelog for the Android 5.0.1 update to the Shield Tablet. Nothing earth-shattering here with the point increase — "improvements in general UI and app responsiveness" is always a good thing to see, and also not surprising given the state of Lollipop.
Also: The Camera...

The folks at NVIDIA have been working hard over the last couple of years to blur the lines between their desktop class GPU architecture and their mobile GPU architecture, and at CES this year the company wants to show off how they have raised the bar. Their latest achievement has been dubbed the...

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A few users found that colors were muted on the screen after the last Shield Tablet update, which NVIDIA acknowledged as a bug. The chipset vendor has now rolled out an update to address the issue.
NVIDIA rolled out the 2.2 update last week, bringing more games available to stream to the...

For a limited time, if you buy an NVIDIA Shield Tablet from one of several retailers, they'll be throwing in a $30 gift card for that store with your purchase. The Shield Tablet is one of our favorite tablets, and getting as much as 10 percent back (if you opt for the Wi-Fi-only 16GB version) isn...

NVIDIA's Shield Tablet (and LTE model) is receiving its version 2.2 upgrade, which is based on Android 5.0.1 and brings the ability to play new streamed games, better standby battery life and several performance improvements. This is a relatively small bump over all the improvements that came...

NVIDIA tonight at its CES press conference unveiled a new generation of digital cockpit — NVIDIA Drive CX.
It's the equivalent of two 4k displays or four full HD displays from a single computer. In your car.
Digital dashboards. High-resolution side mirrors. Curved cockpit displays. That's the...

The folks at NVIDIA have been working hard over the last couple of years to blur the lines between their desktop class GPU architecture and their mobile GPU architecture, and at CES this year the company wants to show off how they have raised the bar. Their latest achievement has been dubbed the...

CES itself hasn't officially started yet, but NVIDIA is ready to reveal its latest innovations and products at its own press conference. Last year we saw the unveiling of Tegra K1 and all sorts of great stuff, so we're surely in for a great show tonight. The whole thing kicks off at 8 p.m. PT,...

CES 2015 is about to get underway in Las Vegas and one of the first big press conferences of the massive trade show will be held by NVIDIA. The company has announced it will hold its media event at 8 p.m. PST (that's 11 p.m. EST) on Sunday, Jan. 4 and they will be livestreaming the festivities...

NVIDIA has posted the changelog for the Android 5.0.1 update to the Shield Tablet. Nothing earth-shattering here with the point increase — "improvements in general UI and app responsiveness" is always a good thing to see, and also not surprising given the state of Lollipop.
Also: The Camera...

NVIDIA has updated its Shield Hub app that it created for its Shield Tablet and Shield Portable products today. The update includes a new user interface based on Google's Material Design look, as well as a group of performance improvements for GameStream and GRID.
Here's the full change log...

Owners of the NVIDIA Shield Tablet can pick up Half-Life 2: Episode One for Android starting today. In it you take up the crowbar once more as Gordon Freeman following the catastrophic conclusion of classic first-person shooter game Half-Life 2. City 17 and the Citadel are a bit of a mess, but...

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